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<p>Zandile Christmas Mafe is annoyed by the delays that are preventing the start of his trial in which he is accused of starting a massive fire in the National Assembly and parts of the Old Assembly on 2 January.</p>
South African parliament fire suspect to be indicted: public prosecutor-
The 49-year-old faces four charges relating to the blaze that gutted Parliament's National Assembly building at the start of this year.
Parliament arson-accused Zandile Mafe's plea to be released on bail has gone to the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town.
The Hawks are investigating whether the man accused of burning down Parliament were acting alone.